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Published: 24 April 2015

Producer prices for services grew by 0.2 per cent year-on-year in January to March

According to Statistics Finland, producer prices for services went up by 0.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2015 from the corresponding quarter of the year before.

Producer Price Indices for Services 2010=100, I/2010–I/2015

Producer prices for services were pushed up particularly by higher prices of software and related services during the year. The increase in the total index was also affected by higher prices of postal activities under universal service obligation. The rise was held back by, among other things, lower prices of road freight transport, and renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery.

Compared to the fourth quarter of last year, producer prices for services remained unchanged, on average.

Producer Price Indices for Services 2010=100, 1st quarter 2015

Industry	Point figure	Quarterly change,%	Annual change,%
TOTAL INDEX	107.0	0.0	0.2
H Transportation and storage	105.8	-0.2	-1.3
I Accommodation and food service activities	112.2	0.3	0.7
J Information and communication	104.9	0.5	1.1
L Real estate activities	110.8	-0.4	0.6
M Professional, scientific and technical activities	104.5	0.3	0.4
N Administrative and support service activities	113.8	-0.3	0.2
P Education	110.4	-4.9	-1.1
Q Human health and social work activities	113.8	0.4	0.5
R Arts, entertainment and recreation	114.5	0.5	0.7
S Other service activities	112.2	-0.4	1.3

Producer Price Indices for Services describe the price development in business services provided by enterprises to other enterprises and the public sector. The total index currently covers 57 per cent of the market services.

Source: Producer Price Indices for Services 2015, 1st quarter. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Susanna Tåg 029 551 2991, Satu Sitkiä-Vikholm 029 551 3424, Toni Udd 029 551 3380, pthi.tilastokeskus@stat.fi

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Updated 24.4.2015